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When he’s not taking ill-advised shots to lose his team games, J.R. Smith likes to play around. He showed that when Dirk Nowitzki went to the foul line during the New York Knicks’ game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.

With Mavs forward Shawn Marion standing beside him along the foul lane, Smith bent over and untied Marion’s shoelaces. Although Marion didn’t see the clandestine untying, he obviously felt his sneakers get a little loose, because he looked down to notice Smith leaning suspiciously near the area where Marion’s shoe had suddenly become untied.

Check it out in the video below.

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There was nothing sneaky about it. You can't be "sneaky" in a profession NBA game when there are dozens of cameras on you, millions of fans watching at home, and tens of thousands at the arena. Also Marion looked down to see what JR did, so it was not sneaky at all. It was a joke.